"...grain of salt..." I think the essay points out, with some salt, the cynical facts (as far as they can be discerned) about why Ms. H is famous, i.e., "valuable".
"This still doesn't explain why my former roomate P. thinks she's hot, nor why we had to suffer watching The Simple Life every week." Nope, it sure doesn't. Yechhhh!
Cheers,
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